Billy Flynn

Billy Flynn (died 1935) was union organizer Jimmy Hoffa's right-hand man during the 1930s.

Biography
Billy Flynn was born in Detroit, Michigan to a family of Irish descent, and he became involved with the Teamsters union as Jimmy Hoffa's right-hand man. Flynn was involved in some criminal activities with Hoffa, including intimidation of businesses who refused to cooperate with the union. In 1935, he saved Hoffa from Bobby Ciaro, who pulled a Bowie knife on Hoffa as he walked into an alleyway, with Flynn pulling a gun on Ciaro. Flynn took Ciaro's Bowie knife and told him to buy a gun, saying that real men used guns. Hoffa, Flynn, and Ciaro proceeded to head to the Idle Hour Laundry store, which was owned by a man who opposed the Teamsters. Flynn and Hoffa planted several propane tanks in the laundromat, but a premature explosion caused for Flynn to be engulfed in flames. Flynn was horribly burnt, and he died in the hospital as a priest asked for confessions. Hoffa and Ciaro told police that they had gone into the laundromat because they thought that they had heard screams, and that they were surprised by the explosion.